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The following picks are for your deep thinking part
of the mind. Read, think and kindle your gray matter.
I want that one ! (as related by Charles Stanley)
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I heard a story once about
a farmer who had some puppies for sale. He made a sign
advertising the pups and nailed it to a post on the
edge of his yard. As he was nailing the sign to the
post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down
to see a little boy with a big grin and something in
his hand.
"Mister," he said, "I want to buy one
of your puppies." "Well," said the farmer,
"these puppies come from fine parents and cost
a good deal."
The boy dropped his head for a moment, then looked back
up at the farmer and said, "I've got thirty-nine
cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
"Sure," said the farmer, and with that he
whistled and called out,
"Dolly. Here, Dolly."
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed
by four little balls of fur. The little boy's eyes danced
with delight. Then out from the doghouse peeked another
little ball; this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp
it slid and began hobbling in an unrewarded attempt
to catch up with the others. The pup was clearly the
runt of the litter.
The little boy pressed his face to the fence and cried
out, "I want that one," pointing to the runt.
The farmer knelt down and said, "Son, you don't
want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play
with you the way you would like."
With that the boy reached down and slowly pulled up
one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel
brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself
to a specially made shoe.
Looking up at the farmer, he said, "You see, sir,
I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone
who understands."
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Sometimes, we are a blind horse ...
Just up the road from my home is a
field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks
like any other horse. But if you get a closer look you will notice
something quite interesting...
One of the horses is blind.
His owner has chosen not to have him
put down, but has made him a safe and comfortable barn to live
in. This alone is pretty amazing.
But if you stand nearby and listen,
you will hear the sound of a bell. It is coming from a smaller
horse in the field. Attached to the horse's halter is a small,
copper-colored bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other
horse is, so he can follow.
As you stand and watch these two friends
you'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on
the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the
bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting
he will not be led astray.
When the horse with the bell returns
to the shelter of the barn each evening, he will stop occasionally
to look back, making sure that the blind friend isn't too far
behind to hear the bell.
Like the owners of these two horses,
God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect. Or
because we have problems or challenges.
He watches over us and even brings
others into our lives to help us when we are in need.
Sometimes we are a blind horse,
being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places
in our lives. And at other times we are a guide horse, helping
others to find their way.
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